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Chapter 30

           SothatonthewholeIwasgladshedidnotspendthatdaywithusinthewoods;ofcourse,ifIhadpaidanyattentiontothe"trifleswhichmakeupthesumoflife"IshouldhaverememberedthatLuciohadtoldherhewould"meethernomoreonearth,"—butIjudgedthistobeameretrifleofhastyandmelodramaticspeech,withoutanyintentionalmeaning.

           Somylasttwenty-fourhoursofhappinesspassedawayinhalcyonserenityIfeltasenseofdeepeningpleasureinexistence,andIbegantobelievethatthefuturehadbrighterthingsinstoreformethanIhadlatelyventuredtoexpect.Sibyl’snewphaseofgentlenessandtendernesstowardsme,combinedwithherrarebeauty,seemedtoaugurthatthemisunderstandingsbetweenuswouldbeofshortduration,andthathernature,tooearlyrenderedharshandcynicalbya‘society’educationwouldsoftenintimetothatbeautifulwomanlinesswhichis,afterall,woman’sbestcharm.ThusIthought,inblissfulandcontentedreverie,recliningunderthebranchingautumnalfoliage,withmyfairwifebesideme,andlisteningtotherichtonesofmyfriendLucio’smagnificentvoicepealingforthsonorous,wildmelodies,asthesunsetdeepenedintheskyandthetwilightshadowsfell.Thencamethenightthenightwhichdroppedonlyforafewhoursoverthequietlandscape,butforeveroverme!

           Wehaddinedlate,and,pleasantlyfatiguedwithourdayintheopenair,hadretiredearly.

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